Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 160997.015 - Employee is killed when crushed between PIV and guard wall

Accident Summary Nr: 160997.015 -- Report ID: 0355112 -- Event Date: 10/18/2023
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1704698.015	10/19/2023		493120	Lineage Logistics, Llc

Abstract: At 11:17 p.m. on October 18, 2023, an employee working as a heavy equipment operator for a warehousing and storage facility was operating a Crown High Reach Stand-Up Forklift powered industrial vehicle (PIV). The employee was exiting the cold blast area of the warehouse when he attempted to exit the PIV while it was still in motion. He was pinned between the PIV and a guard wall as a result. The employee sustained crushing injuries to his chest and abdomen and was killed.

Keywords: Abdomen, Building, Chest, Crushed, Equipment Operator, Forklift, Industrial Truck, Material Handling, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Motor Vehicle, Pinned, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Stand-Up Forklift, Wall, Warehouse, Warehouse Aisle

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1704698.015	35	M	Fatality		Equipment Operator: Heavy

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